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Sailors Could Face Criminal Charges After Deadly Ship Collisions

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Editor’s Note: This article by Hope Hodge Seck originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military and veteran community.

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It's A 'Floating Prison': USS Shiloh Sailor Surveys Reveal A Totally Demoralized Crew

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Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Pat Morrissey

When a sailor from USS Shiloh (CG-67) went missing last summer, presumably lost overboard in the Pacific, only to be found a week later hiding out in the ship’s machinery spaces, some readers could be forgiven for wondering what was going on in that command.

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Here Are The Major Changes Coming To The Navy After A Year Of Deadly Mishaps

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It’s been a rough year the Navy’s 7th fleet, marred by four major surface mishaps for the Pacific-based armada — two of which cost the lives of 17 sailors. Now, the branch is scrambling to address the root causes of the fleet’s startling accident rate.

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Exhausted Navy Fleet Faces A Dilemma: How To Hit ‘Reset’ While Staying On Watch

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7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s Pacific forward deployed naval force, has burned itself out; the cost of this burnout is poor readiness, loss of ships and equipment, and most importantly, sailors’ lives. Since January, four significant ship mishaps have occurred in the 7th’s area of responsibility (AOR), including fatal collisions with merchant ships for the USS Fitzgerald and the USS John S. McCain. Those two incidents killed 17 sailors — significantly more than the number of U.S. service numbers lost in the Afghanistan war zone so far in 2017. This summer has been a watershed moment for the 7th Fleet family.

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Navy Fires 2 More Top Officers As Investigations Into 7th Fleet Mishaps Continue

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Adam Weinstein

The Navy’s top admiral in charge of surface forces is retiring early, and two major 7th Fleet commanders have been fired, part of the service’s latest efforts to clean house after a string of serious shipboard mishaps that have left 17 sailors dead this year, according to news reports.

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